Unintended consequences.

[jerrymrc]

So I have been building a garage and it is only about a month or so behind. Meanwhile since I have purchased the paint and supplies for it the wife thinks it is a good time to paint/stain the deck. What started out 2 days ago as something simple turned into a chop/cut/rebuild project. But it has splinters, but this is a little tore up.......

So I buy $100 worth of redwood and rebuild the top rail and some other stuff. Then we clean and sand. After spending about 1/2 an hour doing one little section of the lattice work jerry says screw this and buys an airless sprayer for $130. The good part is that it worked, the bad part is I did not notice just how far the overspray was going.

Scotch bright pads will take care of it but I did not think it would throw paint 10'

[SideShow Bob]

Cheap blue tarps from Harbor Freight & duct tape will save you lots of heart ache and clean up............

[Irving]

Always know your target and what is beyond.

[jerrymrc]

Always know your target and what is beyond.

Ya takin that "Gun" thing a bit too far. I even got drops in my water glass.

Cheap blue tarps from Harbor Freight & duct tape will save you lots of heart ache and clean up............

Sadly, I have a bunch of both. I even have a bunch of heavy plastic drop material and old bed sheets. Never thought the overspray would get that far but then I am used to automotive stuff.
It can put out the material and I need to stain the back wall before winter so it will be great for that.

I bought the HVLP system with separate blower and 15' hose.

[DenverGP]

Which sprayer is that? I've been thinking of picking up one at Harbor Freight, but I think I was seeing it for around $170 or so.

[jerrymrc]

Which sprayer is that? I've been thinking of picking up one at Harbor Freight, but I think I was seeing it for around $170 or so.

This one. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Wagner-HV...9017/204218851

Once I got it dialed in it worked fine and it is not loud at all. I like the separate blower as it makes the unit much lighter.

[theGinsue]

Looking good Jerry.

I used to have a Wagner backpack unit. Bought it to stain my fence. After wearing as much stain as I put on the fence (it even penetrated 3 layers of clothing), I gave up on spraying & went to brushing/rolling. Wasted less & it went on just as quickly. I especially hated cleaning the water blocking stain off of the Wagner parts. Bottom line: I'll stick to brushes & rollers.

Also, years ago when I was in IL, the Base commander got on a kick to paint EVERYTHING chestnut brown. He even had crews (.mil doing base additionsl duties) spray paint all of the chain link fences inside the base. Wasted a lot of paint until they got the idea too put plywood behind the area being painted and then scrape off the overspray from the plywood and reuse it. Major waste of time & energy for a damned chain link fence. The guy got hammered by safety when he had all of the stop signs painted front & back the same chestnut brown. Finally caved to just painting the backs brown & leaving the front red per federal code.

[BladesNBarrels]

Also, years ago when I was in IL, the Base commander got on a kick to paint EVERYTHING chestnut brown. He even had crews (.mil doing base additionsl duties) spray paint all of the chain link fences inside the base. Wasted a lot of paint until they got the idea too put plywood behind the area being painted and then scrape off the overspray from the plywood and reuse it. Major waste of time & energy for a damned chain link fence. The guy got hammered by safety when he had all of the stop signs painted front & back the same chestnut brown. Finally caved to just painting the backs brown & leaving the front red per federal code.

He sounds like one of the West Point cadets that loaded their pillows with books during the annual Pillow fight.
Where are the performance reviews when you need them?

[Tim K]

One of the problems is the difference in dry time with materials meAnt to be sprayed by professionals versus materials design to be used by amateurs. Materials for pros typically have extremely fast dry times, like on the order of seconds, which makes them spray only. Materials designed for amateurs often have extremely long dry times so they can be brushed. As a result, materials for amateurs will still be wet when they contact objects far away.

[jerrymrc]

One of the problems is the difference in dry time with materials meAnt to be sprayed by professionals versus materials design to be used by amateurs. Materials for pros typically have extremely fast dry times, like on the order of seconds, which makes them spray only. Materials designed for amateurs often have extremely long dry times so they can be brushed. As a result, materials for amateurs will still be wet when they contact objects far away.

I will tend to agree. I am used to automotive pro stuff that is dead @ 10". Once I got the sprayer and material the way it should be after realizing the instructions were clueless the rest went as good as could be expected for a chunk of plastic with a design like a precision paint gun. I was told this all happened at the start of this adventure. And the deck looks good as it is what the wife wanted. Meanwhile I now have a garage.